MC English honor society inducts 30 members

Published 11:32 am, Monday, April 11, 2016

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Accumulating a total of 178 community service hours while maintaining a minimum 3.0 grade-point average culminated in 30 Midland College students being inducted into the Zeta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta, an English honor society for two-year colleges.

“It’s a great feeling,” said Stacy Egan, who co-advises the group with Brendan Egan. “We’re always incredibly proud of the students. It’s a really emotional thing and a happy thing because you see how hard students have worked and it’s great from them to be recognized.”

Stacy Egan said that 30 inductees was typical for MC’s chapter. Students joined the on-campus club during fall and spring semesters this year, but Friday’s ceremony signaled their official arrival into the national chapter.

To remain in good standing with the campus chapter, members must volunteer a minimum of four hours in some capacity that promotes reading, writing and literature, such as volunteering at MC’s writing center, reading books at the campus day care, working with organizations such as Casa de Amigos and volunteering at the public library or in public schools.